Product recommendations based on analysis of social experiences

US9697537B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Swaminathan Balasubramanian · Troy, US
• Mark Bell · Beauvais, FR
• Gregory J. Boss · Saginaw, US
• Rick A. Hamilton, II · Charlottesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 19, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 4, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q50/01
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for recommending products. The method may include receiving an identification element associated with an image or a visual code captured by a user. The method may include identifying a first item associated with the identification element, whereby the first item is a product or a service. The method may include identifying at least one of a tag and a keyword associated with the first item. The method may include identifying social media interactions within a social media network that reference at least one of the first item, the tag, and the keyword, whereby the social media network is associated with the user. The method may further include identifying a second item referenced in the social media interactions, whereby the second item is a product or a service. The method may also include determining a score for the second item based on an algorithm.